diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb
index afcc399..65dcd18 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ class Admin::EventNewsController < OrbitAdminController
         @categories = current_user.approved_categories.select{|c| c.module_app_id == @module_app.id} rescue []
         @filter_fields = filter_fields(@categories, @tags)
         @event_news = EventNews.where(:category_id.ne=>nil, :create_user_id=>current_user.id,:is_preview.in=>[false,nil])
-                                        .order_by(sort)
+                                        .order_by(sort || :event_date)
                                         .with_categories(filters("category"))
                                         .with_tags(filters("tag"))
                                         .with_status(filters("status"))
       else
-        @event_news = EventNews.where(:category_id.ne=>nil, :uid=>nil)
+        @event_news = EventNews.where(:category_id.ne=>nil, :uid=>nil).order_by(sort || :event_date)
         @categories = @module_app.categories.enabled
         @filter_fields = filter_fields(@categories, @tags)
       end
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Admin::EventNewsController < OrbitAdminController
       @categories = @module_app.categories.enabled
       @filter_fields = filter_fields(@categories, @tags)
       @event_news = EventNews.where(:category_id.ne=>nil, :is_preview.in=>[false,nil])
-                                        .order_by(sort)
+                                        .order_by(sort || :event_date)
                                         .with_categories(filters("category"))
                                         .with_tags(filters("tag"))
                                         .with_status(filters("status"))